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Recent Examples of hawkish
The Fed may not even need to be hawkish to spook the market, said Larry Benedict of the Opportunistic Trader.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
On the topic of the war in Ukraine and negotiating with Putin, the strategist argued that Republican candidate Nikki Haley adopted a hawkish stance on Russia and the war in Ukraine during the 2024 Republican presidential primary but failed to gain much traction with voters.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Andrew Rein, president of the fiscally hawkish Citizens Budget Commission, said Trump’s tariffs could affect everything from the city government’s capital construction budget to its public pension funds, which are dependent on the stock market.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Still, their view has leaned more hawkish in their rate projection, with four members seeing no rate changes in 2025.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
On the topic of the war in Ukraine and negotiating with Putin, the strategist argued that Republican candidate Nikki Haley adopted a hawkish stance on Russia and the war in Ukraine during the 2024 Republican presidential primary but failed to gain much traction with voters.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Andrew Rein, president of the fiscally hawkish Citizens Budget Commission, said Trump’s tariffs could affect everything from the city government’s capital construction budget to its public pension funds, which are dependent on the stock market.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Still, their view has leaned more hawkish in their rate projection, with four members seeing no rate changes in 2025.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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The bottom line: Bipartisanship is the most obvious casualty of Schumer's new warlike posture toward the GOP.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Chaos ensues when unwelcome bloodthirsty guests disrupt their shindig.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Despite being warned of the creature's viciousness by Tim the Enchanter, the Knights of the Round Table dismiss the Merlin stand-in's fear and charge the bloodthirsty creature.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As for the Yellow Ranger, Jones noted that Latina actress and martial artist Audri Dubois was originally cast as the character in the show’s pilot, but was replaced by Trang due to a pay dispute.—
John Russell,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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